After two years of practicing she was able to perform incredible moves.

Posted: Oct 19 2015 04:01PM EDT

Updated: Oct 19 2015 04:08PM EDT

(INSIDE EDITION) - An Australian woman paralyzed from the waist down has trained for two years to become an aerial gymnast.

Lauren Watson, now 34, was just 19 when she suffered spinal injuries in a car crash. She was left without most of the sensory and motor function in both of her legs, and got around using a wheelchair.

But one day, she saw an aerial performance - where gymnasts climb up silks to perform moves - and decided she wanted to give it a go, she told Buzzfeed.

"I thought, 'That has to be impossible, but if I can master it I’ll be able to do anything,'" she said.

After searching for a school that was prepared to teach her the moves, she joined Industry Aerial Arts, and slowly got to work. At first, she was only able to pull herself into a standing position. Even her physiotherapist told her it wasn't possible - but that made her want to push on even harder.